The “I Dig You” Chocolate Bar Envelope
A chocolate bar is wrapped in an embroidered paper bag envelope to make a sweet and thoughtful Valentine…
Beauty In A Light Bulb
I’ve been holding on to a few expired light bulbs with the thought that I would work with them somehow – here are a few ideas for reusing dead bulbs…
Clothespin Planter
Children love crafts that are simple, turn out well and can serve as a suitable gift for Mom – this craft is all of that. To make this you will need: a tuna fish can (I used a 5 ounce size), clothespins, construction paper and a small plant or flower arrangement…
Valentine Candle Craft
This Valentine’s Day, dress up inexpensive candle tins to give as a burning reminder of your love! These make great Valentine’s Day gifts for teachers too – have your kids help.
You Can Sew A Can
This Valentine’s Day project makes a fun and unusual gift.To make this just paint a can with a few coats of latex paint, pierce a design into the surface using a hammer and nail and pull embroidery thread through the holes with a needle…
Clothespin Heart Wreath
This is a wonderful project for children – it is super easy. You can pick up bags of clothespins at your local home improvement store, dollar store or supermarket…
Crushed Can Planter
I was in the mood for something different and fun for my dining room table and this was perfect. For this project, I just hammered in the can, gave it a few coats of paint and filled with soil and Daffodil bulbs…
Painterly Planter
To make this planter I painted a soup can and an old paint brush with a quick coat of white latex paint. Once it was dry, I hot glued the brush to the side of the can…
Creating With Clementine Crates
At this time of year, we go through a lot of clementines in our home – leaving us with a ton of left over crates. Here are a few projects you can try if you are finding yourself torn, like I am, between tossing these charming little crates and saving them…
Fortune Cookie Toast
When serving up the bubbly this New Year’s Eve, send along a positive message and perch a fortune cookie on the rim of each champagne flute. I did this with sparkling apple cider and my kids loved it…
Banister Tricks
For this project, I wrapped my banister with sisal rope, wired on some glass balls and tucked in fresh greenery…
Quick Chair Cover
Entertaining a large crowd can leave me short on seating. Here I have transformed a folding chair (picked up for $2.00 at a resale shop) into a more stylish seating option using muslin, yarn and rubber bands…
Yarn Candy Canes
Candy canes wrapped in yarn – my new favorite project. To make these I just tied yarn to end of candy cane – leaving about 2 inches of yarn hanging out. I wrapped yarn around candy cane going up and then back down again and tied the ends together to secure and trimmed excess yarn close to the knot…
Wrap Star
Wrap a can in yarn, tuck in a candy cane as you go and tie with a knot to secure. Fill with wood shavings or shredded paper. This one is great for a gift of jewelry – just wrap jewelry in tissue paper, place in can and top off with wood shavings…
Tiny Trees
Clippings from artificial garland are stuck into wine and champagne corks to make these tiny evergreen trees…
In The News
To be green this year we are wrapping all of our gifts in newspaper and twine. I have a jar of saved fortunes (from fortune cookies) on my desk. To add character to each gift and send an encouraging message…
Yarn & Rope Bubbles
To keep things interesting each year – I try new ways to interpret traditional Christmas decorations. Here’s a quick and easy way to style your home with a fresh approach using plain glass globes…
Sweater Wreath
This is so easy – your kids can help. Just cut a sweater into 3-inch wide strips and wrap them around a craft wreath – secure the ends with pins and you’re done. I’m hanging this one on my fake antlers…
Shooting Star Garland
Paper stars – cut from the pages of an old book – are strung onto quilting thread and suspended from our Christmas tree’s branches. My kids love this – the stars appear to float around the tree…